Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-16
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. O'BRIEN IN MONTREAL. Burning Words Against
 Lord LansdoWne. RAIN NEEDED IN THE WEST, Crops Suffering From The
 Drought.
cATERPILLARssTOP A TRAIN
A Woman Sees Her Hus-
 band Drown.
EDITOR o,BR1EN HIN MONTREAL.

| Crowds of Irish Sympathizers Greet and Cheer Him on His Mission Against Lansdowne.
 MONTREAL, May 15.-Editor William O'Brien went to high mass at St. Patrick's church in company with D. Barry, presi- dent of the St. Patrick's society, and J. B.. Lane and H. J. Cloran, officers of the local league. There was an immense congrega- tion and when he left the church he was surrounded by crowds who fairly took his breath away in their efforts to embrace him as well as to shake hands with him. Then he took a drive, 1unched with MT. Barry and in the afternoon attended National
 league meeting in St. Patricks hall which
 was crowded by an audience which cheered
 the Irish agitator and evicted tenant, MT.
 Kilbride, when they entered. H. J. Cloran
 presided and in 8 brief speech introduced
 MT. OBrien, who he said struck serror in
 to the hearts of Irelands enemies. MT.
 O'Brien upon rising to speak was received
 with tremendous enthusiasm. "We have, !"
 said he, ''carried public opinion with us so
 far. We have convinced every fair man
 that Lansdowne is lying under an accusa-
 tion of the most fearful gravity cruelty and
 inhumanity that imperatively demands an
 answer Otherwise Lansdowne is disenti-
 tied to be the ruler of free people. Let
 him answer us now (applause) and not stab
 us in the back when we return to Ireland.
 If he relies for his defense on appeals to
 the sectarian animosity of the Orangemen
 he can scarcely escape or hope to
 escape the censure and condemnation
 of every man in Canada who values free
 speech loud applauss). I should be sorry to
 anticipate what is going to happen in the
 province of Ontario. The London Times is
 trying to stir up strife, as it thrust the poi
 soned dagger of islander at Parnell by a
 forged letter (hisses). However, we are go-
 ing to Toronto (renewed applause) to night or
 tomorrow, not to insult or defy any section
 of the Canadian people, but to tell of the
 victims of Lord Lansdowne's tyrannical op-
 pression. We are not going to be intimi- dated in our legal right by the threats of foolish persons who refuse to listen to us
 because they cannot answer We shall go alone and unarmed with free, easy con- sciences, with the fullest reliance upon the fair play and love of liberty of the Canadian people and also with full and firm trust in the justice of our cause and the providence of him who watches over the poor and lowly whose struggle we are fighting. And when our tour is over feel that you will send Lord Lansdowne home (applause) with the stamp and brand of Canadian reproduction on his brow" Loud and prolonged applause.)
 nadian, dian alro spoke. If England treated us Canadians through her representative, Lord Lansdowne," he said, ''as badly as Lord Lansdowne treats his Irish tenants our loy- alty would be put to a severe strain"
 Then MT. O'Brien was driven to the rooms of the Young Irishmen's Literary association, ha11 and rxy1,n ho made another speech, as did also Tenant Kilbride. The speeches were followed by another round of handshaking and the party then drove to Brother Arnold's, the superior of St. Ann's Christian Brothers school on Ottawa street. Here refreshments were place. Brother Arnold was for thirty years a citizen of Toronto and told MT. O'Brien how difficult it was in former days for Cath olics to walk the streets in that city without being insulted. "Those days are gone now," Brother Arnold said, land to day the Catholics there as tolerant as they are numerous. I wish 1 could I am almost certain, though, that you will not be molested." The party ad- iourned to large school room where, as MT. O'Brien entered, the band played "God Save Ireland" and "O'Donnell Aboo." Another large audience was assembled here where llr. Parnell, Justice Mccarthy and Michael Davitt had made speeches during their visit to Montreal. MT. O'Brien during his speech said: "When England was banishing Irish men she said they were gone with ven geance, but the brutal expression has come back upon them with vengeance (applause), and now although our race is scattered it is almost omnipotent and today Charles Stewart Parnell is not alone ruler of Ireland but ruler of the British empire as we'll" (Applause.) D. Barry, president of St. Patrick's society, H. J. Cloran and J. J. Lane accompanied Messrs | O'Brien and Kilbride and as they entered and l emerged from each place immense crowds | chesred and surged around the carriages and l even followed them several blocks.
 The next visit, the most interesting of the | day, was to Point St. Charles where big 1 stone stands within an enclosure with the | inscription: ''To preserve from | dissertation the remains of six thousand l emigrants who died of ship fever, 1S47-'9." | They were all Irish. As MT. O'Brien beheld | the sight he took off his hat reverently | and lifting his eyes to heaven exclaimed: | ''May the Lord have mercy on them" Turn | ing to the reporters he said: ''Great Godl | Six thousand Irish lives sacrificed to the | greed of Irish landlordism. Would not the | same fate befalI Lansdowne's tenants only | for the National league and the organization | of the Irish peoples" Mr. O'Brien will re- main here until to morrow evening and then | start for Toronto.